Boys' name · since 1977
Jantz
75 babies named Jantz in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,347 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 75
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jantz sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 75 recorded since 1977.
Jantz has 75 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2013.
- #19,347 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 75 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jantz ranks #19,347 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 75 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,347 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 75
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jantz's 75 recorded births place it above 57.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jantz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jantz's full recorded timeline at 2004, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jantz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2013
- Peak year (2012)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Jantz by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (27 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Jantz's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Jantz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 27 births (36% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jantz? ▼
Where does Jantz sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Jantz most popular? ▼
How long has the name Jantz been used? ▼
What names are similar to Jantz? ▼
Keep exploring Jantz
Nearby Names Like Jantz
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jantz
Compare Jantz side by side: Jantz vs Jan Jantz vs Jansen Jantz vs Janet
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jantz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jantz draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.